‘Govt should intervene in chicken dispute’

Peter Fabricius|Published

The US has asked SA to challenge an attempt by South African poultry and pork producers to once again block US imports.

Government asked to challenge bid to block US imports

Peter Fabricius|Published

The US government wants an attempt by SA poultry and pork producers to block US imports, to be challenged by SA government.

Brexit offers business opportunities for SA - envoy

Peter Fabricius|Published

Britain’s imminent exit from the EU offers a window of opportunity for SA businesses, says Britain’s High Commissioner to SA.

SA investors looking to India

Peter Fabricius|Published

South African investors are gearing up to take advantage of India’s lifting of its caps on foreign investment.

France confident SA nuke power build will push ahead

Peter Fabricius|Published

France remains confident that SA will go ahead with plans to build 9 600 megawatts of extra nuclear power generation - despite the huge political controversy surrounding ...

Vital that jihadists in Libya are crushed

Peter Fabricius|Published

The West failed to finish the job in 2011; now it must deal with the problem as soon as possible, writes Peter Fabricius

Africa’s big nuclear ambitions lure Russia

Peter Fabricius|Published

Eleven African countries are considering building nuclear power plants over the next 14 years to overcome the continent’s electricity shortage.

Zuma’s foreign policy more secretive

Peter Fabricius|Published

President Jacob Zuma’s foreign policy seems to be becoming more secretive. We saw that recently when his office would at first neither confirm or deny that he had ...

Eskom secures loan to connect IPPs to grid

Peter Fabricius|Published

The New Development Bank is set to loan Eskom about R2. 5 billion to build transmission lines.

Still time to avert DRC meltdown

Peter Fabricius|Published

The AU and UN seem to be taking Joseph Kabila’s bait as he makes his bid for another term, writes Peter Fabricius.

Agoa: First US chicken imports hit SA

Peter Fabricius|Published

United States chicken imports hit South African supermarket shelves on Tuesday for the first time in 15-years.

Moody’s welcomes SA’s spending cuts

Peter Fabricius|Published

Moody’s hails Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s spending cuts - but wants more details about how he plans to achieve his targets.

APRM ‘has not been properly applied’

Peter Fabricius|Published

The evaluation of the African Peer Review Mechanism reports comes at a crucial time, writes Peter Fabricius.

SA urged to introduce controls on capital flows

Peter Fabricius|Published

UN urges SA to introduce controls on short-term capital movements in and out of the country, to prevent further large depreciations of the rand.

Looking beyond Agoa

Peter Fabricius|Published

US ambassador Patrick Gaspard details how the US will help SA grow its economy.

Agoa: US sceptical about SA’s commitment?

Peter Fabricius|Published

Peter Fabricius examines Barack Obama's decision to provisionally suspend SA's agricultural benefits under Agoa.

Agoa benefits will continue

Peter Fabricius|Published

US Trade Representative Michael Froman has agreed for now not to suspend South Africa's trade benefits under Agoa.

Agoa: SA ministers meet US envoy

Peter Fabricius|Published

Three ministers met US ambassador Patrick Gaspard to try to resolve a persistent trade dispute and so avoid losing lucrative duty-free entry into the US market. ...

SA may lose Agoa benefits

Peter Fabricius|Published

SA looks set to lose lucrative duty-free access for its agricultural exports to the US after officials failed to reach agreement on outstanding trade issues.

End side-show absurdity on Libya

Peter Fabricius|Published

One of the side-shows which played out around the summit of the Forum for China-Africa Co-operation last week was about who would represent Libya there.

China’s $60bn is an early ‘Christmas’

Peter Fabricius|Published

"What a Christmas," says DIRCO DG Jerry Matjila. "It's raining. And now we see it pours billions of dollars. "

China has helped Africa: Mugabe

Peter Fabricius|Published

Robert Mugabe tells China's Xi Jinpeng that his $60bn aid has done for Africa "what we expected from colonisers in history. "

China has overdelivered

Peter Fabricius|Published

China has “over-delivered” on its promise in 2012 to lend $20 billion to African countries for development.

Brics bank set to issue first loans

Peter Fabricius|Published

The New Development Bank should issue its first loans by April 2016, says its president, Kundapur Kamath.

Seeking a balanced relationship

Peter Fabricius|Published

The Focac gathering will be a milestone on which to build on past achievements, says Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.